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ProtonMail and SimpleLogin emails will be blocked from registering on websites (github.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by mark to c/[email protected]
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This makes me ๐Ÿ˜ญ

UPDATE: Thanks @[email protected] for this update: The issue has now been commented on and was closed by the maintainer, where they explained why those blocks would be nonsense. But it appears the OP wants to still talk with maintainer privately about it.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (5 children)

That's why I have setup a custom domain and catch all so I can create aliases on the fly. Was huge fan of simplelogin until I did a though experiment about ditching proton mail. I will not pay for email aliases.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I am not sure I understood your comment. I am using protonmail (ultimate) and they do have free simplelogin integration (I think proton bought SL). Definitely catchall is my way to go for reputable sites, but SL is great for trash "register once" sites so that I don't even disclose my domain!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Using a simplemail means you are bound to a provider, in this case ProtonMail.If you setup a custom domain you can ditch ProtonMail/Simplelogin duo domains and switch to a different provider whenever you want.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Oh yeah, this makes absolutely sense. I do use simplelogin only for things I don't really care about, but it is definitely a good point what you are saying.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I did the exact same thing.

When I saw Fastmail with aliasing features (beyond just using a catch-all with my domain) included in their $30/yr plan I couldnโ€™t switch fast enough.

I guess Proton thinks they can rest on their name (which, admittedly, is a good one). But why pay for simplelogin + Proton when others do exactly what I need?

[โ€“] tetrahedron 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Could you please share the steps you took for this? I have an inkling , but not sure how to proceed. I m thinking of learning self hosting too, but can't right now due to reasons.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I bought the domain, set required domain records as per protonmail docs, waited for verification to complete and enabled catch-all thingy.

https://proton.me/support/custom-domain

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Duck duck go offers this service for free, they will forward to your regular email. Provided the generated addresses are random.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

This is the way. I finally got around to setting this up a few months back.